Lakeview Terrace

Seven. Yes, seven. No, I'm not talking about the David Fincher directed thriller, nor am I referring to Samurai, Dwarfs or the lucky number. In this context, seven denotes the number of wince inducing minutes it takes for Lakeview Terrace to... Full review

Neil LaBute has built his portfolio breathing life into movies and stage plays about dysfunctional individuals (usually men) who have difficulty fitting into relationships and societal norms. His first offering, 1997's In the Company of Men, earned him praise for his... Full review

Director Neil LaBute has never been among the top filmmakers in Hollywood. His films usually range in the 'above-average' of area, never rising above to any level of greatness. After the pathetic attempt at a remake of 'The Wicker Man' two... Full review

We've all heard the "racism is evil!" thing preached, preached again, and then preached again. We get it: racism is bad. I'm not racist. I don't know anyone who is racist. Why does every single movie have to remind us of... Full review

Lakeview Terrace, what could have been a great thriller turned into a complete and total mess. I'm honestly surprised that this movie has the rating that it does, I'm trying not to insult anyone, just honestly, how could you take this... Full review

So I have to be brutally honest here, I was mainly looking forward to see "Lakeview Terrace" because I really thought it was going to be awful. And it did look that way to me by the trailers. So I went... Full review

Samuel L. Jackson doesn't know how to give a bad performance, but his choice of movies raises some questions. "Wicker Man" director Neil LeBute's suburban crime thriller "Lakeview Terrace" qualifies as a predictable, PG-rated melodrama that draws its inspiration from a... Full review

I wasn't looking forward to seeing this movie, but when I did, i decided that it was REALLY good. The action was amazing, powerful, suspensful, and intruiging. Ironicaly, it also had some funny scenes. I really reccomend this movie, it's worth... Full review

Don't get many chances to see Mr. Samuel L. Jackson as a bad guy, but here he really delivers. Jackson's demented and twisted cop is memorable if anything else. And Patrick Wilson is also good as the suffering white guy who... Full review

Greetings again from the darkness. If director Neil LaBute's last film wasn't enough reason to boycott this film, surely the ridiculous trailer was, right? Well, not when one is addicted to movies and "Ghost Town" is the other weekend opener. Besides,... Full review

But Lakeview Terrace is oddly lacking in character as well, more of an anti-racism parable like Crash than an examination of any kind of real people. Too bad the CGI flames in the distance are more compelling and realistic than anything we've actually seen onscreen. ... Full Review

That's the perplexing problem inspiring the premise of the suburban-set suspense thriller, Lakeview Terrace. But as soon as the mustache-twirling villain of the piece -- the law enforcement officer who will stop at nothing to get these bi-racial interlopers to move elsewhere -- reveals himself, the film devolves into a one-dimensional, by-the-numbers, over-the-top thriller. ... Full Review

But LaBute steers the film with a steady hand, never beating any one drum too loudly, and the result is a thriller that's also a character study, a story that latches onto a range of modern issues without getting too caught up in any of them. As the film plays out, a back story exposes Abel's sad motivations, and mean pranks turn murderous. ... Full Review

Until Lakeview Terrace devolves into a predictably exciting thriller in the final reels, LaBute and Jackson deliver menace at a level all home owners - and anyone with a neighbour - will recognize with dread. For reasons that will be explained late in the movie, but not here, Abel hates multi-racial marriages. ... Full Review

But Lakeview Terrace isn't so much interested in psychology as it is in hackneyed thrills. Long before that point, Lakeview Terrace has joined the nondescript ranks of countless movies in which otherwise happy suburbanites are tormented by an outsider, until they reach their breaking point and decide to fight back. ... Full Review

"Appaloosa," Warner Bros., $5,050,310, 1,045 locations, $4,833 average, $5,605,167, three weeks. 6."Lakeview Terrace," Sony Screen Gems, $4,561,227, 2,574 locations, $1,772 average, $32,201,255, three weeks. 7. ... Full Article

Kim Hollis: Lakeview Terrace, a relatively unheralded title that stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington and Patrick Wilson, opened to $15.6 million.Do you consider this a good result for a racially charged drama with B-list actors? ... Full Article

Emotional poison, not a friendly hello and baked goods, is the calling card for new neighbors in "Lakeview Terrace."It's a situation that is hardly neighborly. ... Full Article

The top 10 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by grosses: 1."Lakeview Terrace," $15 million.2."Burn After Reading," $11 million. ... Full Article

"Lakeview Terrace," starring Samuel L.Jackson and Patrick Wilson, proved to be the prime cinematic address over the weekend. The neighborhood thriller knocked off the Coen Brothers' "Burn After Reading," last week's champ, with a debut weekend gross of $15.6... ... Full Article